WO2005097591A1 - Device and method for coupling a vessel to a stationary object - Google Patents

Device and method for coupling a vessel to a stationary object Download PDF

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WO2005097591A1
WO2005097591A1 PCT/NL2005/000255 NL2005000255W WO2005097591A1 WO 2005097591 A1 WO2005097591 A1 WO 2005097591A1 NL 2005000255 W NL2005000255 W NL 2005000255W WO 2005097591 A1 WO2005097591 A1 WO 2005097591A1
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gangplank
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vessel
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Hendrik Pieter Stapel
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Fabricom Oil & Gas B.V.
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Priority to DE602005004906T priority Critical patent/DE602005004906T2/de
Priority to DK05733686T priority patent/DK1740448T3/da
Priority to US11/578,017 priority patent/US7665170B2/en
Priority to CA2562426A priority patent/CA2562426C/en
Priority to EP05733686A priority patent/EP1740448B1/de
Publication of WO2005097591A1 publication Critical patent/WO2005097591A1/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/14—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of ramps, gangways or outboard ladders ; Pilot lifts
    • B63B27/143—Ramps

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  • the invention relates to a device according to the preamble of Claim 1.
  • a device is known from WO 0220343.
  • the disadvantage of the known device is that placing the coupling element around the pipe is difficult because the coupling element keeps constantly moving under trie influence of waves and it is difficult for the drive means to compensate for this movement.
  • the device is designed according to the characterizing part of Claim 1. This ensures that the gangplank can first be placed on the horizontal pipe, so that the coupling element is subsequently easy to place around the horizontal pipe.
  • the device is designed according to Claim 2. This means that the gangplank can lie obliquely on the pipe before the coupling element falls around the pipe.
  • the device is designed according to Claim 3.
  • the device is designed according to Claim 4. This means that during the coupling the coupling element aligns itself according to the direction of the pipe.
  • the device is designed according to Claim 5. This means that prior to the coupling the coupling element is in the position suitable for coupling.
  • the device is designed according to Claim 6. This means that a reliable coupling is obtained between the vessel and the object.
  • the device is designed according to Claim 7. This means that after the coupling the dxive means of the gangplank can be switched off.
  • the device is designed according to Claim 8.
  • the device is designed according to- Claim 9. This means that in the event of overloading damage is prevented, and also that on uncoupling of the gangplank from the pipe the gangplank drops down.
  • the device is designed according to Claim 10. This means that it is not necessary for the vessel to lie precisely straight in front of the pipe in order to connect the gangplank to the object.
  • the device is designed according to Claim 11.
  • the device is designed according to Claim 12. This means that during the coupling to the object the gangplank is easy to position above the horizontal pipe.
  • the invention also comprises a method according to the preamble of Claim 13. Such a method is known from WO 0220343.
  • the disadvantage of the known method is that the coupling of the gangplank to the object makes accurate control necessary.
  • the method is carried out according to Claim 13. This means that the gangplank is coupled in a simple manner to the object, so that difficult positioning actions are avoided.
  • Figure 1 shows a side view of a vessel with a gangplank
  • Figure 2 shows a top view of the vessel of Figure 1
  • Figure 3 shows a perspective iew of the vessel of Figure 1 coupled at a platform
  • Figure 4 shows a perspective bottom view of the coupling of the vessel of Figure 1 to the platform
  • Figure 5 shows a side view with partial cross section of the gangplank at t e position of the coupling to the platform
  • Figure 6 shows a bottom view of the gangplank at the position of the coupling to the platform
  • Figure 7 shows a cross section VII-VII of the gangplank at the position of trie coupling to the platform
  • Figure 8 shows a side view and- cross section VIII- VIII of the gangplank at the position of the coupling to the platform.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a vessel 1 with a propulsion system consisting of, inter alia, propellers 3 and a bow thruster 2.
  • a pivot point 5, to which a gangplank L is attached, is provided on the stern of the vessel 1, which gangplank has a first gangplank part 7 and a second gangplank part 8 which telescopes into said first gangplank part.
  • the first gangplank part 7 is attached to the pivot point 5 by me ans of a pivot pin 6 and can be moved in the vertical plane by a lifting cylinder 4.
  • a drive not shown
  • the gangplank L can rotate about a vertical axis of the pivot point 5, with the result that the gangplank L can be laid on the afterdeck of the vessel 1 during transport.
  • the gangplanJ L is moved to a position behind the vessel 1.
  • the end of the second gangplank part 8 is provided, in a manner to be indicated below, with coupling means K, by means of which the gangplank L can be coupled to a coupling pipe 9, which forms part of a stationary object 14 placed in trie sea, such as a drilling platform (see Figure 3) .
  • the coupling means K can cover a wo-rking range W which lies beside or preferably behind the vessel 1, so that the coupling means K can acquire an adjustable height above the water surface.
  • the coupling pipe 9 can have a varying height above the water surface, with the result that use is independent of the water level.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show how the vessel 1 is coupled to a platform 14 such as a drilling platform.
  • a coupling pipe 9 is attached to a coupling pipe 13 of the platform 14.
  • the end of the second gangplank part 8 rests with the coupling means K around the coupling pipe 9.
  • the first gangplank part 7 and the second gangplank part 8 are provided on tre top side with a walkway 11 having on either side a railing 16 (which for the sake of clarity is not shown in Figure 3) .
  • the walkway -LI is connected by means of one or more steps and a stationary landing 10 to the afterdeck of the vessel 1.
  • the second gangplank part 8 may, if required, be provided on the end with a fold-down part (not shown) which connects to steps leading to the ladder 15.
  • Coupling the vessel 1 to the platform 14 by means of the gangplank L enables visitors to go onto the platform 14 from the vessel 1 and back. In order to take visitors to the platform 14, the vessel 1 sails to the platform 14.
  • the vessel 1 positions itself beside the platform 14 in such a way that the coupling pipe 9 is lying within the range of the coupling means K on the end of the second gangplank part 8.
  • the vessel 1 is sailed to the platform 14 until the coupling pipe 9 comes within the working range W, and by adjustment of the direction, slope and length of the gangplank L the coupling means K on the end of the gangplank L are taken above the coupling pipe 9, and the coupling to the platform 14 is achieved.
  • the vessel is positioned beside the platform 14 by means of hawsers attached to anchors or to the platform 14.
  • Figures 5 - 8 show the end of the gangplank L with the coupling means K.
  • a bumper strip 27 is provided along the side edges of the end of the second gangplank part 8, and a bumper strip 20 is provided on the end of the second gangplank part 8.
  • the coupling means K are provided on the underside in a recess on the end of the second gangplank part 8.
  • a pin 18 with an axis 17 extending perpendicularly to the walkway 11 is fixed on the second gangplank part 8.
  • a coupling piece 22 can rotate about the pin 18, starting from a centrral position and rotating towards each side about the axis 17 through a first angle ⁇ , with the result that the direction of the coupling piece 22 can adapt to t e direction in which the coupling pipe 9" to be gripped is situated relative to the gangplank L.
  • the second gangplank part 8 is also made of a thinner design locally and has a recess with slanting faces 26, in such a way that on rotation of the coupling piece 22 through a first angle ⁇ a clamped coupling pipe 9" does not come into contact with the gangplank L.
  • blocking means which limit maximum values of the first angle ⁇ may be provided.
  • the maximum value of the first angle is approximately thirty to forty-five degrees .
  • Two clamps 21 are fixed on the coupling piece 22, which clamps are movable about a pin 19 by means of a clamp drive (not shown) and can enclose and firmly clamp the coupling pipe 9".
  • the clamp dri /e is designed in such a way that if the load is too great, the clamps 21 open and the coupling pipe 9 can come away from the clamping means K.
  • the coupling piece 22 and/or the drive of the clamps 21 is/are provided with sensors which can measure the forces exerted by the coupling pipe 9" on the coupling piece.
  • sensors which detect the presence of coupling pipe 9" in clamping means K Said sensors are connected to a control system of the device.
  • the underside of the second gangplank part 8 is provided in "the centre of the end with a supporting edge 24.
  • the underside of the second gangplank part 8 is provided on e ither side of the supporting edge 24 with bevelled areas 25, with the result that the plane of the walkway 11 of the second gangplank part 8 can form a second angl e ⁇ with the direction of the coupling pipe 9' .
  • the maximum value of the second angle ⁇ in a plane perpendicular to the gangplank L is fifteen to twenty degrees, said angle being dependent, interr alia, on the angle between the gangplank L and the coupling pipe 9 and the height of the horizontal pipe 9 relative to the pivot pin 6 of the gangplank L.
  • the coupling piece 22 and the clamps 21 are shaped in such a way that the coupling pipe 9" also in the coupled position can form a second angle ⁇ with the plane of the walkway 11.
  • the vessel 1 is taken into a more or less stationary position near the platform 14.
  • the end of the gangplank L is then taken above the coupling pipe 9, and the bumper strip 27 on the side edge of the gangplank L is taken against the support 12 and pressed against it there with a pressure force.
  • the operator lowers the gangplank L until the latter is lying with the supporting edge 24 on the coupling pipe 9, and the lifting cylinder 4 is relieved so that the gangplank L remains with the supporting edge 24 resting by its own weight on the coupling pipe 9, in which case the side edge is pressed against the support 12.
  • the second gangplank part 8 is then retracted into the first gangplank part 7, so that the supporting edge 24 slides over the coupling pipe 9.
  • the coupling pipe 9 is on the end of the supporting edge 24 the end of the gangplank L moves downwards, so that the coupling piece 22 encloses the coupling pipe 9.
  • the coupling piece 22 rotates about the axis 17 through the fact that the coupling pipe -9 slides along a supporting surface 23 of the coupling piece 22 lying between the supporting edge 24 and the axis 16 to its lowest point and reaches the position shown by dashed lines in Figure 6.
  • the presence of the coupling pipe 9" is detected by the sensor and passed on to the control means.
  • the clamps 21 are then activated so that the coupling pipe 9" is clamped and the power is removed from the drives for lifting, rotation and sliding out of the gangplank L.
  • the vessel 1 can move slightly relative to the platform 14, and the vessel 1 can follow the slighter movements of swell and current without great forces being exerted upon the construction.
  • the propulsion system and/or the anchoring of the vessel 1 ensure that great movements do not occur. If as a result of fault or too strong wind, swell or current, excessive movements do still occur, the sensor detects the magnitude of the forces in the coupling means. If necessary, the propulsion system and/or positioning of trie vessel 1 is/are adjusted. If the measured forces become too great, the clamp 21 opens and under the influence of the control system the drives of the gangplank L are switched on again and the gangplank L is put back on the vessel 1. It will be clear to the person skilled in the art that, apart from the embodiment described above, many alternative embodiments are possible for the device.
  • the coupling means at some distance from the end of the second gangplank part 8, instead of on the end of said gangplank part.
  • the length is not shortened, but extended in that case.
  • Embodiments in the case of which the coupling piece 22 does not have clamps 21, but in trie case of which the coupling piece firmly encloses the coupling pipe 9 purely through its shape, are also possible.

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Refuge Islands, Traffic Blockers, Or Guard Fence (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
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DE602005004906T DE602005004906T2 (de) 2004-04-09 2005-04-05 Vorrichtung und verfahren zur koppelung eines wasserfahrzeugs an ein feststehendes objekt
DK05733686T DK1740448T3 (da) 2004-04-09 2005-04-05 Indretning og fremgangsmåde til sammensætning af et fartöj og et stationært objekt
US11/578,017 US7665170B2 (en) 2004-04-09 2005-04-05 Device and method for coupling a vessel to a stationary object
CA2562426A CA2562426C (en) 2004-04-09 2005-04-05 Device and method for coupling a vessel to a stationary object
EP05733686A EP1740448B1 (de) 2004-04-09 2005-04-05 Vorrichtung und verfahren zur koppelung eines wasserfahrzeugs an ein feststehendes objekt

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NL1025923 2004-04-09
NL1025923A NL1025923C2 (nl) 2004-04-09 2004-04-09 Inrichting en werkwijze voor het koppelen van een vaartuig met een stationair object.

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ES2302193T3 (es) 2008-07-01
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